The YRO came into effect in Autumn 2009 replacing previous community sentences with a single ‘menu’ of sentencing options, the hope being that it would be more robust, leading to less custodial sentences.
Options available under the YRO include a local authority residence requirement, drug treatment requirement and intensive supervision and surveillance.
"We are beginning to get messages about programmes not being available because of cutbacks," Fassenfelt said.
"There are a whole variety of programmes not available up and down the country. It worries us because everybody has put in hard work to get the custody levels down. These alternatives have to be funded or custody levels will go up again."
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